#87ADEA#87ADEA
#87ADEA is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.410; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.098 H 259.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87ADEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 173, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 70%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 42%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.3%, 26.1%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.16, 2.64, -34.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.16, 34.72, 274.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.33% -0.0176 -0.0965) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.33% 0.098 259.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7818, 40.9763, 83.6389) |
| Luminance | 0.4098 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 3.50
Pastel Blue
#A2BFFE
ΔE00 5.69
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.71
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 7.32
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.57
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87ADEA #EAC487
analogous
#87DEEA #87ADEA #9387EA
triadic
#87ADEA #EA87AD #ADEA87
tetradic
#87ADEA #EA87DE #EAC487 #87EA93
square
#87ADEA #EA87DE #EAC487 #87EA93
split-complementary
#87ADEA #EA9387 #DEEA87
monochromatic
#2567D2 #5389E1 #87ADEA #BBD1F3 #E5EDFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#87ADEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.20
#87ADEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87ADEA
9.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87ADEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87ADEA | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.20 | 9.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97B1ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CA7E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#63BAC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87adea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 173, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.098 259.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aec5f1',
500: '#87adea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87adea; $custom-light: #aec5f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87adea",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 173,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.97,
"s": 70.213,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74333,
"c": 0.09809,
"h": 259.7
},
"luminance": 0.40979
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87ADEA
secondary
#F2E8D9
accent
#8913D2
background
#FAFCFE
surface
#F5F8FD
border
#CFD1D5
text
#111216
muted
#808184